Therapeutic Behavioral Health Aide

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Haven Behavioral Healthcare in Dayton, Ohio is seeking a dedicated Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to support nursing staff and maintain a therapeutic milieu. You will perform routine patient care tasks within your training and experience, ensuring safety and high-quality care for individuals with mental health and substance use challenges.

As part of Oceans Healthcare, Haven emphasizes compassionate, team-based care.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow policies and procedures and comply with regulations.
• Ability to perform vital signs, weights, ADL, intake and output documentation, nutritional monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to professional standards, follow policies and procedures and abide by federal, state and local requirements, as well as Joint Commission standards.
• Effectively applies supportive behavior when assisting in the control of patients who exhibit unacceptable behavior. Demonstrates the ability to employ de-escalation and therapeutic interventions as needed.
• Inventories patient belongings accurately and secures contraband as needed; completes unit safety checks.
• Complies with standard/universal precautions and infection control policies and attends required in-services to keep self-informed.
• Implements patient care activities under the direction and supervision of licensed nursing personnel; performs vital signs, weights, ADL, intake and output documentation, nutritional monitoring and communicates findings to the nurse.
• Assists patients with laundry, meals, bathroom functions and maintaining of belongings; assists at risk and/or physically challenged patients with mobility needs as needed.
• Individualizes all patient care activities to the age specific, disability, cultural sensitivity needs of the patient.
• Communicates and documents patient observation and date effectively in the patient record; documents patient’s departure from unit with 100% accuracy and within defined time lines; documents significant occurrences, observed behavior, vital signs, nutrition intake, and patient observation findings on assigned patients as requested by the registered nurse, with 100% accuracy and within defined time lines.
• Communicates outcome of assigned tasks to nursing staff in a timely manner; Communicates follow-up on patient care responsibilities; incomplete assignments, ongoing activities and current patient needs to relevant staff to assure continuality of care.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Skills

De-escalation techniques

Therapeutic patient care

Job description

Haven Behavioral Healthcare in Dayton, Ohio is seeking a dedicated Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to support nursing staff and maintain a therapeutic milieu. You will perform routine patient care tasks within your training and experience, ensuring safety and high-quality care for individuals with mental health and substance use challenges.

As part of Oceans Healthcare, Haven emphasizes compassionate, team-based care.